Sending Official Records — First-Years

Electronically

Electronic transcripts are our preferred method of submission and are accepted from the following vendors:

• Credentials, Inc.
• E-Scrip
• National Student Clearinghouse
• Naviance
• Parchment - must be sent as “final” document type
• Scoir
• Certree - approved only for Bakersfield, Cerro Coso and Porterville

We must receive your transcript directly from the transcript vendor. Make sure to select UCLA Undergraduate Admission if required by vendor.

We won’t accept transcripts sent through email as official. If your school doesn’t utilize these vendors, you’ll need to submit official paper copies of your documents.

Please note: Once the transcript is downloaded by our office, processing time is still required. Please allow up to 10 business days for MyUCLA to be updated.

Due to volume, we cannot respond to emails requesting updates regarding transcripts/documents processing. You must check your MyUCLA portal.

By Mail

If your school is unable to send electronic transcripts via the approved vendors listed above, paper transcripts can be mailed to:

UCLA Undergraduate Admission
Attn: Transcripts
1147 Murphy Hall, Box 951436
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1436

Paper documents will only be considered official if they are sent in a sealed school envelope with a stamp or signature on the flap of the envelope.

UCLA needs official transcripts from the following:

Your high school of graduation

• The transcript must show your entire high school program from grades 9–12 and graduation date.

Previous high schools

• If you took courses at any other U.S. school that don’t show up (including grades) on the transcript from your high school of graduation, then we’ll need transcripts from these schools as well.

Colleges or universities

• If you took courses at a college or university, submit official transcripts from those schools even if the work appears on your high school transcript.
• The sooner you send us these transcripts, the more likely university credit will be applied to your record when you enroll at UCLA.

Non-U.S. schools

• If you took any courses at institutions outside the U.S., submit official transcripts from those schools, even if this work appears on your high school transcript.

UCLA needs official transcripts from the following (as they pertain to you):

Secondary school

• Final official secondary school records (transcripts) must be sent from your school or appropriate authority. These transcripts must verify the marks/grades you reported on your application and confirm secondary school completion or date of graduation.
• If your secondary school transcript doesn’t contain a graduation date, please submit, in addition to your transcript, a true copy of your graduation certificate or diploma certified by your school.
• If your school does not issue an English version of your transcript, you must submit a copy in its original language as well as a certified English translation.
• If you attended a school system with external exams (IB, A-Levels, Indian Year XII, etc), please be sure to have your school include your predicted grades along with your transcripts.
• If your school year finishes after July 1, please notify our office and submit your transcript as soon as it becomes available.

Colleges or universities

• If you took courses at a college or university, submit official transcripts from those schools even if the work appears on your high school transcript.
• The sooner you send us these transcripts, the more likely university credit will be applied to your record when you enroll at UCLA.

External Exams

British System Exams

GCSE/IGCSE/O-Levels, AS-Levels

• You must request official Certifying Statements of Results from each examination board for all GCSE/IGCSE/O-Level and AS-Level exams. Certified true copies will not be accepted. Do not mail your original certificates, as they will not be returned. Cambridge and Pearson results can also be sent electronically. See below for instructions.
• UCLA does not award university credit for GCSE/IGCSE/O-level or AS-Level exams.

A-Levels/Pre-U

• If you have already received your results for your A-Levels/Pre-U, submit them by July 1. If your results are pending and will become available in August, submit them before the end of August.
• Certified copies provided by your secondary school are acceptable if they remain in a sealed school envelope, however, they cannot be utilized for university credit.

Options for Online Cambridge Submission

• Official results can be confirmed via CIE Direct. To do so, please e-mail intlbruins@admission.ucla.edu with the following information: name, UCLA ID number, centre number, candidate number, date of birth, series.

International Baccalaureate Exams

• You must request official IB exam results directly from the International Baccalaureate Organization as soon as it becomes available the first week of July. Exam results transcribed onto your high school transcript will not be considered official.

India External Board Exams

• If you indicated on your UC Application that you have completed India Year X and/or India Year XII exams, you must request that your official exam results be sent to our office. Your results must be sent directly from the examining board or your school may send us certified copies provided they remain in your school’s official envelope and are sealed by your school.

Other External Exams

• If you have completed other external exams such as the French Baccalaureate, Abitur, New South Wales Higher Education Certificate, HKDSE, etc., you must request official exam results be sent to our office. Your results must be sent directly from the examining board, or your school may send us certified copies provided they remain in your school’s official envelope and are sealed by your school.

Please note: UCLA grants university credit for GCE and Singapore-Cambridge A-Level examinations with passing grades. To receive university credit for A-Level exams passed, you must submit a Certifying Statement of Results directly from the examining board. Credit will not be awarded from certified true copies of your A-Level results or transcripts.

ACT and SAT Scores

UCLA will not consider SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarship purposes.

Institution Codes for UCLA

ACT 0448

SAT 4837

AP or IB Scores

If you passed any Advanced Placement (AP) or higher-level International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, you must have the testing agency send the official results to UCLA to receive credit. Provided we receive your official results, credit from these exams should appear on your record sometime during your first term at UCLA.

AP Credit awarded at UCLA:

UCLA awards credit for AP exams with scores of 3 or higher. The credit you receive depends on the College/School your major belongs to:

• The UCLA College
• School of the Arts and Architecture
• Samueli School of Engineering
• Herb Alpert School of Music
• School of Nursing
• School of Theater, Film and Television

IB Credit awarded at UCLA:

UCLA awards college credit for most IB higher-level exams with scores of 5 or higher. (We don’t award college credit for standard-level exams.) The specific credit you receive depends on the College/School your major belongs to:

• UCLA College
• Majors in the Schools of Arts and Architecture, Engineering, Music, Nursing and Theater, Film and Television

Sending IGETC Forms

High school students who have taken courses at a California Community College (CCC) may receive IGETC certification from the CCC. IGETC is not an admission requirement but students who have completed IGETC may send proof of completion. UCLA does not accept partial IGETC for first-year students.

If you have obtained full IGETC, please review the following submission guidelines:

• UCLA preferred method: your school may issue a notation on your official transcript instead of a separate certification form. UCLA will accept the notation only if it clearly indicates the following: “Full UC IGETC Certification”.

OR

• If your school can only issue a separate IGETC certification form, we will accept this document. Please ensure it indicates “full” and “UC” in the form.